On Youtube and Netflix sometimes there is a show called Border Security, it sometimes shows the people working in Customs and some of the checks and tests they use.

They have gas chromatography wipe tests, just like at passenger security. And it depends on how the shipment was arranged If it was being imported by a new “company” that hadn’t done a similar shipment before, Aussie customs could have flagged it for inspection.

It’s unfortunate, but you have to accept and deal with whatever situations you find yourself in. Whether you caused it or not. Can’t expect the world to always bend for YOUR issues.  Hence why I said it’s worth asking, but they either can or they can’t.  And if they can’t, move on.

‘... an October 15 truck accident spilled 56,000 pounds of talcum powder across the roadway’.... causing lunatics everywhere to panic, not knowing what else to put on their toast.

Totally unrelated, but when is The Takeout going to Stick to Food Drafts I Can’t Stop Reading Because OMG Why Is It So Hard To Not Obsess Over These Drafts Sports?

Strangely enough, nuts from the Sandalwood tree are usually harvested from emu droppings after they have digested the fruit surrounding the nut. I tried them on an eco-tour in Western Australia. Granted, the nuts were still in the shells after their gastro-journey.

I gave up my four Giants season tickets when Tisch, one of the owners, brought the “personal seating license” over from Jerry Jones in order to build a new, unnecessary, smaller stadium. There was nothing wrong with Giants Stadium. They wanted more luxury boxes in the new facility.

Does anyone remember Ed’s Cave Creek Chili Beer? It’s a Mexican-style lager with an actual chili pepper in the bottle. And it did have some serious spice to it, from what I remember. We bought this a few times in college, which would have been back in 1991 or 1992, before the craft revolution took hold. It was a…

Typically diamonds are cut to increase the amount of sparkle and to remove areas with flaws. A huge uncut diamond is as decorative as a piece of slag glass.

They can temper chocolate like a champ, too.

Barry Sanders was beside himself.

...stopped serving seasoned beef this past weekend over concerns about quality standards.

Honestly wondering, if it had been Michelle Obama coming for the vapes would you all would have had the same shitty take on this?

Jesus - have some wine!

I’m done. Lights are off, nobody’s home (no one who will come to the door three or four times over the course of four hours, anyway). It’s not worth it anymore to get a good selection just to have teenagers with a little makeup at most grab handfuls and grunt.

are there no workhouses??

Learn to read the room, dude.

That old tractor tasted horrible too.